The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-15
SHARP SENTENCED.
YEARS AT HARD LABOR
And Five Thousand Dollars Fine Imposed.
How the Great Briber Took IFS Doom.
A Stay Of Proceedings Granted
8ia3t Dy the Supreme Court. 'i

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him while he was asleep and giving him
cooling drinks when he awoke at intervals,
After he rose from bed che assisted him
to dress for his second trip to the Court
Of Oyer and Terminsr to receive sentence.
He bore the same listleea indifferent al.
most dazed manner noticeable In him
since bis conviction. He appeared al
most unconscious Of the attention his wife
laviahed on him, and scarcely exchanged
q word with her. 5.,}
Sharp remained sitting in his reclining
chair with his vile beside him tanning
him until the hour came at which he was
TO start for the court house. He had boon
able to take but little lnourishment and
was very weak. It was II 80 o'clock when
the carriage drove away from tho jail, and
twenty minutes later stopped before the
County Court House. The party alighted
and passed through tho lane made for
them by the police through the waiting
crowd OF curious spectators to the Sheriff 3
office, and thence to the court room,
Sharp WAS go weak that In going from the
carriage to the jail, and on leaving 1t on
bis way into the court house and up the
stairs to the court room, it was necessary
for the officers guarding him to support
his tottsring form. rs -
Judge Barrett, whose illness yesterday
compelled postponencnt OF the sentence
Of the convicted man, had recovered
sufficiently to-day to be present in court.
He arrived at the Court House at almost
the same moment as the; prisoner. The
clock was indicating almost noon whed
Sharp was almost carried into the court
room. His suffering wife and son.in.law
were clone behind him, and deep lines OF
WEAKNESS ind SORROW overspread their
faces as they seated themselves beside the
convicted man and tanned his livid face
without bringing anything like sem-
blance of color back to it. Mr.. Mitchell
then stood up to make last appeal for
the defense. He said he did not wish to
delay the court, but would ask the Judge
to temper justice with mercy. a
TIE SENTENCE. e
Judge Barrett then proceeded to de-
liver the sentence. He said he never per-
formed 80 delicate task in his whole
professional career. "The Legislature
does not allow US to go below the mini
mum penalty in auch grave ofIeuse rs
the present fs," continued Judge Barrett.
SAN cannot be satisfied. Those who
clamor for the prisoners receiving the
iull penalty of the law and those calling
Tor q reprimaud, all things have been con-
sldered and the Judgment OF this court is
that the prisoner be confined four years
at hard labor and pay fine Of s., 900 /"
8 An attempt at applause was made in
one corner of the court room as the SEN
tence was pronounced, but it was cup.
pressed quickly.
A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS. &.
Judge Potter, Of the Supreme Court,
this afternoon granted stay in Sharp's
case until next Monday, and granted an
order requiring the District Attorney to
ahow cause on that day why it ehould
not be made permanent. The stsy WAS
granted on amdavits by sharp's counsel
that they need more time to prepare bill
OF exceptions, and that Judge Barrett had
said that he was too ill to give the matter
Of stay his attention. =
A notice Of appeal to the Court OF An.
peals in case OF John O'Neil, one OF the
convicted Aldermen was filed to-day,
THE REST SAFE FOR CONVICTION. Z
At the District Attorneys offics 1t WAS
said that the conviction Of Sharp made
the way clear to the conviction